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Annales Zoologici Fennici
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Annales Zoologici Fennici

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Published by: Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board

http://www.sekj.org/AnnZool.html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 317 4 5 2
Ecology and Evolution 598 16 20 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 30
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 64
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.235
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annales Zoologici Fennici?

Ecology, Zoology, Habitat, Predation and Abundance (ecology) are among the topics commonly tackled in Annales Zoologici Fennici. Most of the Ecology studies addressed also intersect with Population density. Zoology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Mating.

Predator is a focus of the presented Predation works and it dives deep in Predator.

  • Ecology (65.65%)
  • Zoology (20.99%)
  • Habitat (14.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The adaptive significance of schooling as an anti-predator defense in fish (355 citations)
  • Extinction debt and species credit in boreal forests: modelling the consequences of different approaches to biodiversity conservation. (291 citations)
  • Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha (254 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annales Zoologici Fennici:

The most cited publications investigate studies in Ecology, Zoology, Predation, Habitat and Taiga. The Ecology study tackled in the published papers is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Biological dispersal. Most of the Zoology studies addressed in the journal articles also intersect with Body size.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Zoology, Coregonus albula, Ecology, Fishery and China. Fairyfly, Hymenoptera and Taxonomy (biology) studies in the realm of Zoology interact with fields like High rate. Annales Zoologici Fennici holds forums on Coregonus albula that merges themes from other disciplines such as Biomass (ecology), Abundance (ecology), Climate change and Asymmetric competition.

Annales Zoologici Fennici facilitates discussions on Ecology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Salmo and Brown trout. In addition to Fishery research, the journal aims to explore topics under Coregonidae and Aquaculture. Research in Chironomidae and the interrelating topic of Sasa were among the subjects of interest in the China studies discussed in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Phylogenetic Relationships in Vendace and Least Cisco, and Their Distribution Areas in Western Eurasia (1 citations)
  • Two-Year Cycle of Vendace (Coregonus albula) in Pyhäjärvi, SW Finland: Evidence for Asymmetric Competition Between Adults and Juveniles (1 citations)
  • Vendace (Coregonus albula) Disperse Their Eggs Widely during Spawning (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Annales Zoologici Fennici (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kaarina Kauhala (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Juha Merilä (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Juha Tiainen (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Esa Ranta (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heikki Henttonen (11 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Annales Zoologici Fennici (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Helsinki (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Turku (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Eastern Finland (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Jyväskylä (26 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Polish Academy of Sciences (19 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 27.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.25% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 43.75% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Two-Year Cycle of Vendace (Coregonus albula) in Pyhäjärvi, SW Finland: Evidence for Asymmetric Competition Between Adults and Juveniles

    Jouko Sarvala;Harri Helminen

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Trends in Vendace (Coregonus albula) Biomass in Pyhäjärvi (SW Finland) Relative to Trophic State, Climate Change, and Abundance of Other Fish Species

    Harri Helminen;Jouko Sarvala

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Merodon chalybeus Subgroup: An Additional Piece of the M. aureus Group (Diptera, Syrphidae) Puzzle

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Occurrence of Two-Year Cyclicity, “Saw-Blade Fluctuation”, in Vendace Populations in Finland

    Timo J. Marjomäki;Heikki Auvinen;Harri Helminen;Ari Huusko

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Stinging wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northern Russia

    Juho Paukkunen;Mikhail V. Kozlov

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Muscles of mastication and the temporo-mandibular joint of the Saimaa (Pusa hispida saimensis) and Baltic (Pusa hispida botnica) ringed seals.

    Juha Laakkonen;Jukka Jernvall

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Contemporary and historic dynamics of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) eggs, larvae, and juveniles suggest recruitment bottleneck during first growing season

    Zachary J. Amidon;Robin L. DeBruyne;Edward F. Roseman;Christine M. Mayer

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Fast Somatic Growth May Cause Recruitment Overfishing in Vendace (Coregonus albula) Gillnet Fisheries

    Thomas Wanke;Uwe Brämick;Thomas Mehner

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Environmental Fluctuations Drive Species' Competitive Success in Experimental Invasions

    Emmi Räsänen;Leena Lindström;Tarmo Ketola

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Additions to the Fauna of Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

    Mikhail V. Kozlov;Jaakko Kullberg;Vitali Zverev

    (2020)
    3 Citations

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